Profile: Paredes was called up late in 2011 and played steadily through August and September, producing a .286/.320/.393 line with a pair of home runs and five stolen bases in 179 at-bats. There’s rightly some concern about his high batting average on balls in play of .383, but he’s a player who takes advantage of his speed by hitting a lot of balls on the ground and has maintained fairly high BABIPs in the minors as well (and his expected BABIP was over .320 in 2011). Still, it’s likely that his average may slip a bit unless he’s able to bring his strikeout rate back down into a 16-17% range. It’s possible Paredes will see extended action at shortstop, which will only increase his value. He’ll never be a high OBP guy, but if given 500 plate appearances he should produce double digits in home runs and could swipe as many as 35 bags. (Michael Barr)

The Quick Opinion: Paredes is an interesting sleeper pick given his speed and potential for 12-14 home runs. There’s some concern about his batting average, and he would have the most value if he ciould qualify at shortstop.

Profile: Jimmy Paredes is a pretty big boy at 6'3", 200, but that didn't stop him from swiping 37 bags in just 124 games at Triple-A in 2012 to go along with a respectable .318/.348/.477 slash line. His brief cup in 2012 was ugly, however, posting a .189/.244/.230 line without a four-bagger while demonstrating a frustrating penchant for the swing-and-miss. Paredes has decent power and very good speed but he walks very little and hasn't shown passable contact rates in his roughly 250 major league plate appearances. Paredes is kind of a man without a position right now, as he's competing with Scott Moore and Matt Dominguez at third base and the team featured him almost exclusively in the outfield in 2012. He'll need to have a particularly impressive Spring to make the team out of camp, and even if he does, there's little guarantee of consistent playing time. (Michael Barr)

The Quick Opinion: Paredes has good speed and decent power, but he's probably not going to have a regular gig in 2013 unless there's a big surprise or a significant shakeup in the Spring. Should he find consistent work, Paredes could provide double digit home runs and excellent steal potential. But don't hold your breath.

Profile: Paredes got a chance to prove his worth on the Astros' outfield carousel, but couldn't make contact at an acceptable rate, displayed little power and failed to offset those deficiencies with a respectable walk rate. He does possess a bit of power and good speed, but his minor league power has yet to translate and his impatience and frequent swings and misses have limited his offense. The Marlins have given the 25-year-old another opportunity, but it's doubtful that he makes any sort of impact. (Mike Podhorzer)

The Quick Opinion: Though he has shown an interesting blend of speed and pop in the minors, his inability to make contact at the Major League level has hampered any offensive potential he had. Now headed to Miami, he still doesn't appear to have any role and can be ignored in all league formats.

Profile: This 26-year-old utility fielder has received a few chances to carve out an expanded role, but he's struggled with a whiff problem in the majors. With the help of a .356 batting average on balls in play, Paredes was able to hit .286/.308/.444 in 65 plate appearances last season. Regression will likely smash that bastion of positive value, but his ability to play multiple positions while displaying a little pop and speed may earn him another bench job in Baltimore.(Brad Johnson)

The Quick Opinion: Paredes has yet to succeed at the major league level, but his mix of power, speed, and utility should offer him a few more chances to cut down on the whiffs.

Profile: There was a point during the 2015 season where it appereared Jimmy Paredes, whose title was dangerously close to going from "Quad-A" to "journeyman," might have turned a corner. On July 1, the switch-hitter was slashing .319/.347/.520 with 10 homers in 242 plate appearances. From that point on, Paredes hit .201/.246/.239 and didn't hit a single baseball out of the park. In reality, Paredes' true talent level likely lies somewhere in between, and his career slash line of .257/.293/.369 (20% worse than league average) is probably the most accurate representation of what we can expect out of Paredes moving forward. He just strikes out far too often, takes far too few walks, and hits far too many ground balls to sustain any kind of success, and horrible production from the right side of the plate make you wonder why he's even a switch-hitter at all. Paredes offers some value with his versatility -- he played second, third and both corner outfield spots in 2015 -- which will likely earn him plate appearances in the big leagues. Paredes has more real life value than fantasy value, and that might be overstating his real life value. (August Fagerstrom)

The Quick Opinion: Paredes got off to a smoking-hot start in 2015, but struggled mightily down the stretch. He may continue to earn major league playing time due to his versatility, but that's about the extent of his value.